168 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 8 additional deaths The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 168 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 121,214.State health officials also confirmed eight new COVID-19-related deaths across Massachusetts, bringing the state's confirmed coronavirus death toll to 8,933.More than 2.75 million molecular…

September 8, 2020 | 4:53pm | Updated September 8, 2020 | 5:28pm President Trump on Tuesday banned oil drilling off the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina — dramatically expanding a more narrow expiring moratorium covering Florida’s Gulf Coast. Trump compared himself to conservationist President Teddy Roosevelt during a speech in swing-state Florida, which…

Cities in some parts of the country are reeling from a holiday weekend of bloodshed, including the murder of an 8-year-old in Chicago and the shooting of a 6-year-old in New York City, as officials continue to grapple with gun violence nationwide.The young girl was killed and two adults were severely wounded after they were…

Police departments say they won’t bow to demands by social justice warriors for sweeping changes to policing protocols that govern the use of force, traffic stops, serving warrants and dealing with subjects who resist arrest. A Washington Times survey of police departments across the country and national law enforcement organizations found most opted for slight…

ROCHESTER — The police chief and other high-ranking officials in this city’s 850-officer department have left their jobs amid controversy over the death of Daniel Prude while in police custody in March, the mayor announced to the city council Tuesday at what was slated to be a virtual briefing about police relations with protesters.“The entire…